Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D / Brahms: Violin Concerto in D

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D / Brahms: Violin Concerto in D

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D / Brahms: Violin Concerto in D
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Charles Munch
Conductor: Fritz Reiner
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Jascha Heifetz
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
  1. Con in D, Op.61: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
  2. Con in D, Op.61: Larghetto
  3. Con in D, Op.61: Rondo
  4. Con in D, Op.77: Allegro Non Troppo
  5. Con in D, Op.77: Adagio
  6. Con in D, Op.77: Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace

Music reviews of Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D / Brahms: Violin Concerto in D

Music Review: Thank you Heifetz!
Rating: 5 Stars

Yes, I know Heifetz departed long ago, but I still think many thanks are due to him. Why? Because he is the only one who interprets these concerti with sensible tempi. As the liner notes say, it's all too common for violinists nowadays to play them with broad tempi which are completely at odds with the strong tonal architecture of these works. Sometimes I wonder whether violinists interpret the Brahms in this way because they're not technically capable of playing it with the forward motion it needs. Let me be specific -- in the first movements of both the Brahms and Beethoven, the traditional broad tempi usually leads to a sense of musical rambling. Not so here -- Heifetz and his supporting conductors/orchestras make the first movements grand yet tightly argued. The slow movements are free of sentimentality but strong on sentiment (yes, there IS a difference!), while the finales have plenty of vigour and life. This is especially needed for the Brahms finale, which is traditionally interpreted as some sort of heavy footed dance with a massive slowing down in the third bar of the theme (the score indicates nothing of the sort). Heifetz, I suspect, knew what gypsy fiddling is all about, and gives us a finale that is really fiery and passionate yet absolutely refined in intonation and touching when the middle "C" section/theme backtracks to remind us of the main theme of the slow movement. I'm not a great fan of recordings from the early stereo era and all those people who claim that "classic" interpretations from that era have not been surpassed. But, IMHO, this disc thoroughly deserves its "classic" status. No on interprets the Beethoven and Brahms concerti like Heifetz with Reiner and Munch. Enuf said.
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